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Published by Collins, 1960
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 383 pages. Illustrative jacket over green cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Light creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Minor crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Some tanning to spine. Minor rubbing to surfaces.
Published by Remploy, 1980
ISBN 10: 0706609085ISBN 13: 9780706609080
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Collins, 1960
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1960. No Edition Remarks. 383 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has heavy wear with large tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably tanned.
Published by Collins, 1966
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This is the modern authors editionâ "cover not as shown. The book has minor edge wear, the plastic film is peeling on the front cover, there is slight overall fading, rubbing, and the previous owner's name on the pastedown.otherwise the book is in good, readable condition, it is clean, the binding is tight, there are (otherwise) no markings, and it is an overall attractive copy.
Published by Fontana, Collins, 1962
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1962. First Thus. 316 pages. Paperback book. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear to spine, cover edges and corners. Minor soiling and creasing to covers and spine. Book has a forward lean.
Published by Collins, London, 1960
Seller: Ronz Firsts, Flippin, AR, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A Near fine book, except for a book seller stamp on end page. Otherwise, clean, no writing. In a Near Fine, bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped (16s net). World War II story set in New Guinea. Nice.
Published by Collins, 1960
ISBN 10: 0646349171ISBN 13: 9780646349176
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is a bit marked and torn. Soundly bound. A little tanning. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
First edition. Hardcover. Slight browning of edges, endpapers lightly spotted, o/w very good in like dustjacket with small repairs at head and tail of spine.
2nd Printing. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition without Jacket on green cloth - collectable - will send out 1 st class post.
First edition; 8vo; pp. (viii), 383; damaged dustjacket, bumping to head and tail of spine. London, Collins, 1960.
Published by Collins, London, 1960(1st.UK), 1960
Seller: Peter Moore Bookseller, (Est. 1970) (PBFA, BCSA), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 383pp. 20cm. Hard cover. Portions only of the dust jacket loosely inserted. A good clean copy Set in New Guinea where the author served in WWII. [468g].
Published by Remploy, London, 1981
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Poor (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. Hardcover. 383 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Remploy, London, 1981. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in poor (ex-library) condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean. Dust jacket has moderate creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear and minor chips and/or tears. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are moderately soiled. Pages are reasonably tanned and moderately creased. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A man apart. . . At Kundavi in New Guinea's Central Highlands, District Officer Roy Narvo wages a one-man war against cannibalism, tribal war and disease. He loves his tiny, primitive kingdom, a man's world where white women have no place. But then Elisabeth Palyardi arrives in Kundavi, and slowly begins to command his respect - and interest. And in the face of a disaster that threatens his life's work, she teaches him a new kind of strength. . . *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; War; Inventory No: 20050069.
Published by Collins, 1960
Seller: The Little Shop of Books, Cootamundra, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket in plastic sleeve, prior owner signature to frontis page.
Published by Horwitz, Australia, 1965
Seller: Laura Books, Georgetown, SA, Australia
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. some wear to covers and edges, owners name front endpaper, slightly slanted, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Fontana, 1962
ISBN 10: 0006132375ISBN 13: 9780006132370
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
Book
Paperback. Condition: Fair. North from Thursday is a 1960 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It is set in New Guinea and concerns the eruption of a volcano, forcing a group of survivors to flee across the country. The story is based on the 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington. Pages tanned, spine creased, some spotting, marks on first page. 316 pages.
Published by Collins, London, 1960
Seller: BOOK COLLECTORS GALLERY, SUMMER HILL, NSW, Australia
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Small chip at top & middle of dj spine. Light fox-spotting to inside of dj.
Published by Fontana, UK, 1962
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Paperback. 316 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fontana, UK, 1962. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean and moderate reading creases. . Pages are considerably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A man apart. . . At Kundavi in New Guinea's Central Highlands, District Officer Roy Narvo wages a one-man war against cannibalism, tribal war and disease. He loves his tiny, primitive kingdom, a man's world where white women have no place. But then Elisabeth Palyardi arrives in Kundavi, and slowly begins to command his respect - and interest. And in the face of a disaster that threatens his life's work, she teaches him a new kind of strength. . . *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; War; Inventory No: 16050114.
Published by Morrow, NY, 1961
Seller: Windy Hill Books, Bacova, VA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine in a Very Good+, clipped dustjacket. Back Panel of dj lightly soiled. "A vigorious and athentic story of New Guinea".
Published by William Morrow, New York, 1961
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First US edition. Light stains to the spine, else fine in near fine, lightly rubbed dustwrapper.
Published by Collins, 1960
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No jacket. Corners bumped. Some foxing to endpapers. 383pp. Light foxing to some pages. Slight fading to covers.
Published by Collins,, 1960
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
8vo., First Edition, half-title lightly browned; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper artwork by William Rendell. Bright copy of the author's post-war novel set in the jungles of New Guinea. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
Published by Collins, London, 1960
Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. A clean, straight book in a bright, protected dust jacket.
Published by Collins, London and Glasgow, 1962
Seller: Book Souk, Porstoy, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 190 grams. Fontana Books. 680. First Fontana edition.
Published by Collins, London, 1960
Seller: Bellcourt Books, Hamilton, VIC, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 383 pp. Edges lightly browned. Adventure novel set in New Guinea.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 383. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Bookplate of Gordon and Evy Newbury on the front endpaper. Signed presentation from the author on the title page to the writers, Gordon and Evy Newbury, "something to fill in the time while travelling with twenty-seven yards of carpet to Klosters, with affection, Jon." Herta Evy Newbury previously Featherstone-Witty (1921 Ð 2011) socialite and interior designer. Slight tape mark on the front endpaper, otherwise very good. Signedes.
Published by Collins, London, 1960
Seller: David Schutte, Lydbury North, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: No Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Original Dustjacket Artwork. William Randell (illustrator). First Edition Artwork. The finished artwork by William Randell for the first edition d/w of this book, image 7.1" x 8.3" (17.8cm x 20.8cm) in gouache on art paper mounted on artboard, with Collins' printer's pink instruction sheet on the verso, signed by the artist bottom right. Signed by Illustrator(s).
Published by Collins, UK, 1960
Art / Print / Poster First Edition Signed
Unbound in portfolio. Condition: Fine. Walton, Barbara (illustrator). First Edition. ORIGINAL COLLINS ARTWORK. The ORIGINAL, hand-painted dustwrapper artwork by Barbara Walton for North From Thursday. The story is based on the 1951 eruption of Mount Lamington and tells the tale of a group of survivors fleeing across the country. This cover was used for the first UK edition, printed in 1960. It is hand-painted and measures 8 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches, mounted on a light white board. The margins of the white board include pencilled instructions to the printer. The piece has been SIGNED by Barbara Walton. Unique. Please note that, due to the size, postage will be more than that quoted by ABE. Paypal accepted. Signed by Illustrator(s).